Originally Posted by ZeRo_c0oL@work
I don't know if this has been discussed before or not, but I think it would be a good idea to impliment restrictions on who can post new topics in the classified sections.. Maybe X number of posts, or they have to be here for a certain period of time.. I don't know specifics or ways to make it work with this particular software, but I like the idea of that. It wouldn't necessarily be effective against ALL scammers, but it would certainly help.
For instance.. I was just going through the classifieds and I came across someone who apparently just joined and posted up everything they seem to own for sale. Not sure if anyone knows them in real life, or where they came from, but anyone can join a forum and rip people off quickly, and run.. Right?
I know the administrators and moderators work hard enough as it is, and this is one thing maybe no one would be interested in, but with that said--it could also save you time and trouble in the future if it were possible to impliment something of this nature. Maybe no one else likes the idea, but I think if you buy/sell on the internet, it's only a matter of time before everyone gets ripped off. It's going to happen sooner or later, regardless of how careful you are.
Problem with that is post counts have stopped so you can't really go by that. I think there just needs to be more action taken when it comes to the FS/WTB threads. Personally opinion though. I hate how it was made such a big uproar when Heat came back around that these rules would be enforced and I see threads made everyday that are the same BS over and over. This site has gone downhill due to this crap and I guess no one cares anymore.